Língua
A língua tem poder de vida e de morte. A Bíblia compara a língua ao leme de um navio e à faísca que incendeia uma floresta. Dominar a língua é prova de maturidade espiritual.
O poder da língua
A morte e a vida estão no poder da língua. Quem a domina é varão perfeito, capaz de controlar todo o corpo.
What you say has the power to bring life or to kill; those who love talking will have to deal with the consequences.
All of us make mistakes in many ways. Anyone who doesn’t make mistakes in what they say is truly a good person who can keep the whole body under control.
We put bridles into the mouths of horses so that they’ll obey us, and we can direct them wherever we want. Look at ships as well: even though they’re very big and are driven along by strong winds, they’re steered by a very small rudder in the direction the pilot wants to go.
In just the same way the tongue is a very small part of the body, but it makes great boasts! Think how a big forest can be set on fire by a very small flame! And the tongue is a fire! The tongue is a world of evil among the parts of the body. It disgraces all you are as a person, and can burn down the whole of your life, since it is set on fire by Gehenna.
People have tamed all kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and sea creatures, but no one can tame the tongue—it’s an evil thing, hard to control, full of deadly poison.
We use the same tongue to bless our Lord and Father, as well as to curse people who are made in God’s image— blessings and curses come from the same mouth! Friends, it shouldn’t be this way! Does a spring send both sweet and bitter water out of the same opening? My friends, a fig tree can’t produce olives, and a vine can’t produce figs, any more than a salt water spring can produce fresh water!
Palavras sábias
A língua branda quebra até ossos. A palavra certa no tempo certo é como maçãs de ouro em salvas de prata.
If you’re patient you can persuade your superior, and soft words can break down opposition.
Some people’s hasty words cut like a knife, but the words of the wise bring healing.
Words of truth last forever, but lies are gone in a moment.
If you talk too much, you’ll say something wrong. Be wise and take care what you say.
Even stupid people who keep quiet are considered wise; if they don’t say anything they appear intelligent.
Disciplinar a fala
Quem guarda a boca e a língua guarda a sua alma de angústias. A religião sem controle da língua é vã.
If you think you’re religious, but don’t control what you say, you deceive yourself—your religion is pointless.
I told myself, "I will be careful in what I do, and not sin in what I say. I will keep my mouth shut when the wicked are around."
Who of you wants to live a long and happy life?
Then don’t let your tongue speak evil, or your lips tell lies.
People who do right give good advice, explaining what is fair.
God’s law lives in their minds, so they will not slip from his way.
I will tell others about your character of truth and right, praising you all day long!
Lord, you even know what I’m going to say before I say it.
Lord, please save me from liars and cheats!
Stop their flattery, Lord, and silence their boasts—
these people who say, "We will succeed through what we say; our mouths belong to us. We don’t take orders from anyone!"
Confuse them, Lord! Muddle what they’re saying, for I see violence and conflict in the city.
Toda língua confessará
Ao nome de Jesus todo joelho se dobrará e toda língua confessará que Jesus Cristo é Senhor, para glória de Deus Pai.
That’s why God placed him in the position of greatest honor and power, and gave him the most prestigious name— so that in the name of Jesus everyone should bow in respect, whether in heaven or on earth or under the earth, and all will declare that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
If I were to have eloquence in human languages—even the language of angels—but have no love, then I would only be an echoing gong or a clashing cymbal.
I tell you, people will have to account for every careless thing they say on the Day of Judgment. For what you say will either vindicate you or condemn you."
But the Lord came down to take a look at the city and the tower that the people were building. The Lord said, "Look! These people are united and they all speak one language. If this is what they can do now when they’re just getting started, nothing will be impossible for them when they all put their minds to it! We need to go down and mix up their language and make it confused so they won’t be able to understand what they’re saying to one other."
The Lord sent them away from there and scattered them all over the world, and they gave up building the city. That’s why it was called Babel, because the Lord made the language of the world confused.
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